Strategy and Planning Manager

DiDi Chuxing; Mexico; On-site; MXN 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

DiDi Global Inc. is seeking an experienced strategist and operator to own the Strategy & Planning backbone for DiDi Premier in Latin America, with live and scaling in Mexico.

You will own the category's growth models, operating rhythm, executive narrative, product agenda, and incubation of new initiatives, reporting to the head of the category. You will lead cross-functional plans, articulate the narrative to regional and global leadership, and drive end-to-end launches of high-impact features

Qualifications

• 6+ years in strategy consulting, BizOps, corporate strategy, or strategy and planning roles.
• Owned a plan from framing through execution, not just analysis.
• Experience in ride-hailing, marketplaces, or high-growth operations is a plus.
• Strong modeling depth and ability to defend assumptions to leadership.
• Spanish and English fluency required.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategy, planning backbone, growth and financial models for the category.
• Set targets, ramp plans, and drive forecasts with cross-functional teams.
• Lead executive narrative and regular operating rhythm for regional/global leadership.
• Consolidate product needs into a single roadmap and translate strategy into requirements.
• Incubate new use-cases, pilots, and initiatives with ROI framing.
• Lead cross-functional launches and align stakeholders across functions.
• Drive OKR alignment and planning cycles; evolve the strategy framework.

Skills

Strategy

BizOps

Corporate strategy

Forecasting

Executive communication

SQL

Job description

DiDi Global Inc. is the world’s leading mobility technology platform. It offers a wide range of app-based services across markets including Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Africa, including ride hailing, taxi hailing, chauffeur, hitch and other forms of shared mobility as well as auto solutions, food delivery, intra-city freight, and financial services.

DiDi provides car owners, drivers, and delivery partners with flexible work and income opportunities. It is committed to collaborating with policymakers, the taxi industry, the automobile industry and the communities to solve the world’s transportation, environmental and employment challenges through the use of AI technology and localized smart transportation innovations. DiDi strives to create better life experiences and greater social value, by building a safe, inclusive and sustainable transportation and local services ecosystem for cities of the future.

You will own Strategy & Planning for DiDi Premier, our flagship high-end product designed to redefine urban mobility through a better and reliable experience. Premier is one of DiDi's priority growth categories in Latin America, live and scaling in Mexico. Our mission is to curate a seamless ecosystem where every touchpoint, for both passengers and drivers, reflects a premium standard.

We are looking for an experienced strategist and operator to own the category's planning backbone: the growth and financial models, the operating rhythm, the executive narrative, the product agenda, and the incubation of what comes next. You will report to the head of the category and operate as a peer to the leads of its operating teams, owning the function that keeps the plan honest, tells the story to senior leadership, sets the product agenda across the category, and runs the high-ambiguity projects that do not fit anywhere else. This is a role for someone who can set the strategy for their own scope and then go execute it.

In this role, you'll be...

Owning the plan and the numbers

• Building the category's operational and financial models for new markets, and maintaining and recalibrating them for live ones (volume, supply, unit economics, budget)
• Setting targets and ramp plans; tracking plan vs actuals, flagging inflections early, and driving the reforecast
• Serving as the category's single point of alignment with Finance and central operations teams so the business runs on one version of the truth

Driving the executive narrative

• Owning the operating rhythm: the recurring business reviews and leadership updates that keep the category on plan
• Designing and delivering the category narrative to regional and global leadership: crisp storylines that drive decisions, not data dumps

Owning the product agenda

• Consolidating product needs across the category's teams into a single prioritized roadmap, running the tradeoffs so the highest-impact features win
• Acting as the category's interface to the product organization: translating strategy into product requirements and championing them through to delivery
• Sequencing product investment against the plan and unit economics

Incubating what comes next

• Leading new use-case and business-innovation initiatives end to end: strategy, business case, pilot design, go/no-go
• Owning projects without a natural home in the operating teams: framing them, sizing them, running them, handing them over or killing them, with a clear view on return on investment
• Running a quarterly research loop that turns market, competitor, and user insight into concrete program changes

Leading cross-functional launches

• Leading the category's new-market launches end to end: readiness criteria, cross-team workplan, launch gates, post‑launch review
• Aligning stakeholders across operations, marketing, finance, product, and legal

Building the operating system

• Driving OKR alignment and the annual and quarterly planning cycles, and keeping the category's strategy framework current
• Leading internal tooling and AI adoption for the team

We're eager to be in touch because you have...

A strategy background with real ownership: 6+ years in strategy consulting, BizOps, corporate strategy, or strategy and planning roles; engagement-manager level or equivalent. Experience in ride-hailing, marketplaces, or high‑growth operations is a plus. You have owned a plan (market entry, category strategy, turnaround) from framing through execution, not just the analysis behind one.

Modeling depth that survives scrutiny: You can build a market P&L from scratch and defend every assumption to a leadership audience. Strong working proficiency in SQL or the demonstrated ability to get there fast: you pull your own numbers and design metrics that hold up.

Executive communication at regional level: Structured storytelling, crisp writing, and presence in the room where decisions get made. Spanish and English fluency required.

A cross‑functional leadership instinct: You have led projects with stakeholders senior to you and teams that do not report to you. You run on influence, not authority, and you treat stakeholder alignment as real work, not overhead.

Range and a bias for action: You switch altitude from board narrative to query debugging in the same day. You navigate ambiguity, build the roadmap rather than waiting for one, and drive workstreams to completion without a perfect plan up front.

You'll love working at DiDi because...

We create user value

We strive to always create valuable experiences for our users in everything we do. Our focus is to always innovate new experiences that are safe, pleasant and efficient.

We are data‑driven

We are strong believers in making informed decisions, that’s why we are data‑driven. We can better navigate the business landscape strategically by analyzing valuable metrics.

Win‑win Collaboration

Success is a team sport. When we work to help our partners and colleagues win, we win, too. While keeping everyone's best interest at heart, we communicate with candor and execute with excellence in all we do.

We believe in integrity

Integrity is at the very core of our business. We are people who always want to do the right thing. Our intentions are sincere, we speak our minds and listen to each other.

Growth

We always strive to do better. That means venturing beyond our comfort zones, learning from our mistakes, and helping each other grow.

Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity is one of our biggest strengths. Our differences are what make us distinct. We respect each other and believe in equal opportunities for all.

We are committed to building inclusive and diverse teams

At DiDi, we believe that our differences are our biggest source of strength. That’s why we are committed to promoting equal opportunities to all candidates and employees as an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Employment and advancement decisions at DiDi are always made based on the needs of the position and the qualifications of the candidate. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on their gender, age, sexual orientation, nationality, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, disability, race, religion and beliefs, or any other status protected by applicable laws wherever we operate.

We are committed to building inclusive and diverse teams, and a workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment, because that’s how we create better products and services, make better decisions and better serve the communities we’re a part of.